It remains to be seen if that is a true stylistic shift or simply a reflection of the 2015 vintage

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but retain their vibrancy

the 2015 hits all the right notes

It is perhaps more accessible in the near term compared to past editions

Billecart Salmon, Nicolas Francois other_regions_italy It remains to be seenDisgorged with six grams per liter dosage, the 2007 Brut Cuve Nicolas Franois is showing very nicely, offering up aromas of fresh bread, citrus oil, crisp yellow orchard fruit, white flowers, verbena, macadamia nut and hints of biscuity complexity to come. Full bodied, chiseled but fleshy, its vinous core of fruit cloaks the vintage's brisk acids to achieve real plenitude in a year that's sometimes rather tautly austere. Long and penetrating and